The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-03-30
Washington County.


Barre.
WARREN E. BARNES, one Of our former
townsmen, now of Charlestown, Mass, has
been spending few days in town looking
after his farm property here. lie returned
home last week Thursday. He is soon to
move to Milton, Mass address, Blue Hill,
Mass.), to take charge of gentleman's
farm at that place. The farm is quite a large
one and several men are kept the year
round, and Mr.. Barnes is to have charge of
all help and keep things running smoothly,
which we think him capable of doing
g. Alonzo Holt is confined to the house
with an attack of insanity. The attack has
apparently been coming on for some time,
but did not become fully developed until
last week. - Ed. Mowers is to have the
care of w. f. Barnes farm the coming
year - George Wilbur of Williams
town, lately at work for Caef Brothers of
Providence, r. l., has engaged to work in
A. c. Blanchard's market. - 1t Is ru-
mored that Jackson, Taft Townsend have
leased the land where G. II. Jackson's house
and stables were burned and are to imme-
diately put up a block for business purposes
- Wilbur Shepard has moved back to
the quarries to get ready for boarders Tor
the summer. - G.. n. Benedict held
reception at his residence Monday evening"
at which many of his friends were present
- George w. Lang is soon to move into
G. n. Benedict's house. - The Woman's
Christian Temperance Union will meet
WIFI MIS- - II : INHOduto lhlo W buhoohuy|
afternoon at two o'clock. - G. A. Ord
way is soon to move into the tenement oc-
cupied by Mr.. Lang at Hiram Martins
- George w. Lawson and Miss Eva
Wheaton were married last Monday fore
noon - Angus Smith left here Friday
for his home in Canada, where he is to en-
gage in the granite and marble business,
having the granite shipped from this place
and the marble from Rutland We are
sorry to lose such men from our town. We
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Will Burnham last week sold the White
Brothers two acres of land on his meadow.
This gives the firm room to erect more
stone-sheds to accommodate their increasing
business. - Henry Carter has moved
into Mrs. S. II. Nye's house on Hooker hill.
Berlin.
C. f. DEWEY of West Berlin and Mrs.
Harriet Bosworth will he married at the
home of Mrs. Bosworth at the Corners to-
day by Rev. William S. Hazen of North
field.
Cabot.
G.. T. SwAsEY of Wahpeton, ID. T., was in
town over Sunday. Mr.. Swasey taught the
village school at this place in 1878. -
Rev. II. A. Russell had a narrow escape
from fire last Saturday morning. The wood
work around the chimney took fire and was
well under way before discovered, but as
sistance was at hand and the fire was ex-
tingushed with but little damage. -.
Tea-parties among the ladies are quite u g
thing Just now. Mrs. j. A. Harrington ID
Mrs. L. w. Haines each entertained Jew
of their friends last week. - Mr.. A. M.
Foster has begun work in his sugar-place,
having already tapped few trees. -
Guy w. Britt of Montpelier is at home this
week
East Calais.
THE first new sugar of the season was
brought into the village last Friday by o.
A. Wilbur of Woodbury. and was sold for
ten cents per pound. - Austin Cove
has gone to Massachusetts and George Saun-
ders has taken his place at w. g. Peck's.
- Ruth Wheeler has entered upon her
first term at Goddard Seminary. - Ar
thur George and Mary Wheeler were mar
ried last Sunday and went at once to their
new home to begin housekeeping. - j.
F. G.. Hammond has closed his engagement
at Manchester, n. H., where he has been
working for several years, and come home
to the quietness of country life. - Mrs.
Eliza Pierce, widow of the late u. G. Pierce,
died last Friday morning at the residence
of her son, w. l.. Pierce, aged sixty years.
and the burial services were from the church
on Sunday afternoon. She had been great
sufferer for years from rheumatism and
from most distressing cough AT the last
heart disease set in, which caused her
death - There is to be clothes-pin
on Saturday evening, April I'd. There will
be short literary entertainment, and new
sugar and doughnuts will be furnished.
North Montpelier.
THE old folks dance lately held at the
skating-rnk was success in every respect,
about sixty couples being in attendance.
Elmore's orchestra furnished the music.
- One of the worst snow-storms and
blows occurred here the first of last week.
The roads were impossible for twenty-four
hours. The Hardwick and Plainfeld stage
missed trip for the first time in several
years. - Friends and neighbors to the
number of about seventy-five assembled at
the residence of j. p. Carnes, Esq, to wit
ness the marriage of his daughter, Miss
Villa Carnes, to Newton Campbell Esq. of
Lawrenceburgh Indiana, and all returned
home wishing the bride and groom many
happy years of married life. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. l.. Warren of this
village. - Miss May Orr is down sick
again. Her sister Olive from Groton is here
taking care of her - hurry Clark was
married to Clara Dix, daughter Of Gilbert
Dix, Esq, of this town, Thursday of last
week, Rev. l.. Warren officiating. We wish
the newly-married couple years of happi-
ness.
Marshfield.
CALVIN r. HILLS died Sunday morning
and was buried Tuesday. He was member
of Company G, Fourth Regiment, Vermont
Volunteers, and also member of Morrill,
Post, G.. A. r., of Cabot. He had been sick
all winter and leaves wife and three chill
dren. - Delbert Town of Seminary Hill
Montpelier, is to work for Harris Eaten the
coming season. John Getchel has sold
his place in New Discovery and bought the
Widow Lamberton house in the village
Oakly Meader has hired the H. b. Bucklir
shop and is going to move his family into it
r. Hudson has rented the Folsom house
- There is to be promenade concert
at Hotel Hall next Saturday evening. -
The band has engaged rooms over Mears
store - Professor Colburn preached al
the Universaist church last Sunday.
Middlesex Center.
WINTER fingers in the lap of spring, ant
it is not much of a lap either. March DIST
was the first good sap day. The Chapir
Brothers made about sixty pounds of new
sugar that sold for thirteen cents per pounC
in pals and sixteen cents in cakes.
takes lots of work to make it this year. On,
drift near the Center is twelve feet and tel
inches deep by actual measurement. -
Matt Quinn is still drawing logs to mill
We have had shedding for one hundred
twenty-five days. 80 Edgar n. Hale has
rented his farm for another year and will
continue to work for William n Peck. Asi
Avery will stay on III. w. Heaton's farm il
Bear Swamp for another year. He ha
done good job repairing the barns the pas
year. j. A. Chaplin is TO carry on II. +
Badgers place on shares. - Hired mel
are getting from S15 to 500 per month
Henry Silloway works for Mrs. Aim
Vaughn, Mike Dwyer for Hiram Sawyer